Walking the streets of small town Iowa in Henderson, a population of 140, is the city's new mayor. "I know it's important but ...

"I know it's important but it's bigger than my small town," Eva Fipps, a 20-year-old college student, said. She was just ...

Imagine a world where 99.9% of the global population has vanished—a concept explored throughout history, from biblical floods ...

A study based on Finnish twins shows that reproductive history is associated, at the population level, with women's lifespan ...

On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, the White House seeded a mainstream effort to rewrite history. Facts still ...

Almost 240 years ago on Jan. 7, 1789, the United States’ first ever presidential electors were chosen for the country’s first ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on social media that he plans to hold a special session of the legislature focused on ...

Newly sequenced Native genomes showcase a wealth of surprises, from previously unknown populations to unique high-altitude adaptations.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. population is projected to grow by 15 million in 30 years, a smaller estimate than in previous years, due to President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies and an aging ...

New research shows England’s early population moved steadily from Mediterranean and Arctic regions, challenging ideas of ...

World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results adopts the analytical framework of the demographic transition—the historic shift towards longer lives and smaller families—approximated here by the ...